Railway-tie.



No. 853,629 PATENTED MAY 14, 1907. E. T. PDRRS$TER RAILWAY H3.

APPLIOATEOE IILEB HABHM, 1907.

Iii

ZZZ T Forrazzr,

A TYORNE Y5 pulpor pg inr UNITED STATES" E 'r; FORRESTER, or WASHEEGTOQ; 'ms riiidi F comma.

To a. whom it m1: 1; mum-rm- Bv it. known that. I, ELI 'lnrmn Fonm-zfi- "rmz, a citizen ol' tho Unite-kl States, residing nt Washington, in the District of Columbia,

. have invented a new and nsoinl Rnilxs'ay lic,

of which the following is a speoificniionn This invention rclutvs to ,rail tios and fasteners and is more particularly an imllrovement upon the liv (lcscrihml and claimed iy me in United Sjabcg Patent- Nu. 810,200, r dated January 16, 1906. i

The object of the invention is in iniprnvo l-ho o'onstrnotion ,of tho tie wlmrvhy the instenor son-ring moans can lw readily clouu'hml without the nvcosslihy of removing hajiost, from beneath tho (iv.

A still'further ohjm-t is to improve faslonors of novel form rlosignc'l to he gruupval in pairs upon {ho lie for engaging 4!. mil at upposilo SlLlPS thorool', said l'nst-olwrs, Doing :ihu pml to uc-rmninmlnto tlwmscl VlS to rurvml us welljas straight rails.

Anothvr uhirct is to pmvielo n fustonor vanilllo of ongnging nml holding a rail wlwn mlpistml'to various msitiuns wiihunt lhc lwHssity of shil'ting t-lw fnshnnrs longiuulinnlly upon Lhotio. i

'iththosv inn-l other nhjvi'ls in \lL'W Lin invention consists of certain .novvl mum-vs of construction and romhinn! inns of pa rhs which will ho hervinnfu-r mus-v fully dvsvrilwil aml pointed out in tho claims.

In the ucmnnmnring ilrmvings is shown the preferred form oi tho invention.

in said drawings: Figure iii u. iorspotive View showing the tio'in position with rails secured l-lwroon; Fi 2 is a plan view ofmm rind Rution oi' t.hu tio'and showing 11 mil thereon;

ig. 3 is a. pompoctivo view of ono and per than of the top plate of the tie the some laving shown inverted and Fig. 4.1sn transverse swtinn through the tie nnd' fagtonors.

Rol'rring to the figures by characters of 3 reference, l ilosiglmtvs a fill'll's of suiwrposml f f'unsh'uollun llil he ran metallic strips and lwmwon own-y lwu n time strips is arrmigml n hiya-r of cushioning material 2; "Yin-so lnyors are formed or a fibrous nmhl'inl sneh as \rnml nt lfgnmhlml into PI'UIR'I shnpo. A cushioning layer 3 similar to the layer 3 is also 91mm ad upon the upper strip! and exmnglin'g ti oughout tho length of this lnvor and bearing thereon is' a to plate 4 which is preferably considerably heavier. j-han tho nioq tallic strips 1. This into is [ustonorl lo the cushioning layers an to tho strips 1 in any Spepification of Letters Patent. ii ncmm fih Has-ch 21, no; Sarinl Hoseams.

rimmed. May 14, 1907.

g dosirfd manner as by means of, rivets 5 xtending: entirely throu h them at, dsired intorviils. it is tube unilerstood of courso thht i the parts nro pr acd tightly together :59 to 6:

'furin a solid ho body,

Extending latcrall tho uppor nusificiiiiiw la 'er 3 as shown par-'- ticnlurl in 1" 1g. .4. Eric 1 ofthos side extollsi-mshas an znlnr openings 7 extending thorothrough, w-mwh extension being flmiralil l'urmmlivitlrtn'o openings.

ihrongh to rem-5w a securing holt H \i'hich'i j A insoriihlv iniu no of the nponings 7 from the.

lmn-r uni ihvroof and is designed be he stv -(HI'itl limbo; Lin fnsimn-r by means of a. nut

tem: iiu'nm'l So us to bl'lll Zfl-lly snooty-the v wings in position upon he one Range of tho rail. It is of courho apparent that w he'n tho fusivnvr is sm'uroii in glare-With its boss in tho l'(i(':-'S h n hm-ouws-impossible for said 5 l'nstvm r lo llnrn out u'l' adjusted position.

An ini mrunn ionturoof iho present im en- {inn ri-siilvs in ihil'm'r that, the fristci'lers are swurm l u uin-siilo extensions fiformell with tho top plain of the ties. As ajresnlfi'of this he placed within a row! iwil llllil shonhi it ho tiosii'ml to remove our of llw lmlts H should thokmnelmmme 2 broken, ii. is nwri-ly mwoiomry to romove 'a l portion of tho hallnst from nmh-r thermionl siun 3. Where tho 'i'nsloning nu-am; extends oniirvl through the tie it is of courso neccs- 1 NUY lo rvmovo the ballast from Warmth the tie iL \vvii its from tho sides thereof inorrler to pemuvo iiniil moans. Anni ln-r fvnt mo in \vhii-h importance is abuu-hul is tho provision of sirl oxtonsions from the top pilato m-nr the unis thoreii archide cxtensioi16 which anthicker than the top plate' and hip" ouch oxtc'nsion has in go fastening member,

l2, tin-r0 bring a spri1w 'mo111ber 13 sewing? can he hing-d from thermos S and the fas- 0- which lap the upper cushioning layer of the t e at the points where the greatest pressure 2. A railway tie comprising a to) plate having integral side extensions, and a ternatis reeeived, thereby preventing said cushioning metallic and fibrous layers disposed being means from spreading out of position.

Ii willalso be noted that the fastening (leviees are arranged in pairs, one pair being loeated on eaeh of the side extensions so as to engage a rail at points directly opposite each other. 'lliere is therefore no danger of the rails springing away from any of the fasteners i 1 means, a top plate seouredthereon and havand thus gradually working loose.

The lie herein shown and desei'ibed is one of those lo be ordinarily used by me. it is to be understood, however, that the relative positions, shapes and sizesol the side extensions (i ean be varied and the shape and size low the top plate, one of said layers being lapped by the side extensions.

3. A railway tie eoin rising cushioning means, a to plate seeurei thereon and having integra side extensions, and fastening means mounted upon the extensions.

4. A railway tie eoinprisingeushioiiing i un side extensions, said extensions constituth I I ing retainers for the cushioning nie'ans, rail fasteners upon each of said extensions, and

means insertible through the' ex tensionsfroin of the tie bo ly ean be ehanged where the tie is to be. used at switches, crossings, ete.

What is elaiined is:

I. A railway tie made up of a series of alernaliuginetallie and fibrous layers, a top plate, side extensions integral with said plate and lapping one of the binding elements pieieing the top plate and the layess 'ol'the tie.

fibrous layers, and

l l J I l my own, 1 have hereto the bottoms thereof for securing the far-teners upon the extensions.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as ailixedniy signature in the presenee of two witnesses.

ELI T; FORRESTER. \Vi tnesses:

sauna-r I). Lawson, l iioiiii Barnes. 

